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bigben2k · 06-07-2007, 06:07 PM

Hum... seeing that I'm really just playing around, for now, I'm looking at eBay lots of 40 to 80 GB IDE drives (quantities vary, up to 20), and an 8 IDE channel controller.

I don't believe the hype about raid above 5, but I guess that's because I don't fully understand the purpose of doing anything above raid 5. To me, raid 5 is reliable and recoverable, and anything above would only add reliability, beyond what I would need or expect.

I'm going to try this array on an Ubuntu server, before I port it over as a NAS. Much work to do... will report results later. I'm still strugling with my linux firewall/gateway.

06-07-2007, 06:07 PM	#13
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Re: picked up a free computer Hum... seeing that I'm really just playing around, for now, I'm looking at eBay lots of 40 to 80 GB IDE drives (quantities vary, up to 20), and an 8 IDE channel controller. I don't believe the hype about raid above 5, but I guess that's because I don't fully understand the purpose of doing anything above raid 5. To me, raid 5 is reliable and recoverable, and anything above would only add reliability, beyond what I would need or expect. I'm going to try this array on an Ubuntu server, before I port it over as a NAS. Much work to do... will report results later. I'm still strugling with my linux firewall/gateway. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101